ADME Study Director

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins works with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic and labelling is accurate. Eurofins believes it is a global leader in food, environmental, pharmaceutical and cosmetics products testing and in agroscience CRO services. It is also one of the global independent market leaders in certain testing and laboratory services for genomics, discovery pharmacology, forensics, CDMO, advanced material sciences and in the support of clinical studies.

In over just 30 years, Eurofins has grown from one laboratory in Nantes, France to over 50,000 staff across a network of more than 900 independent companies in over 50 countries and operating more than 800 laboratories. Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 200,000 analytical methods to evaluate the safety, identity, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of biological substances and products, as well as providing innovative clinical diagnostic testing services, as one of the leading global emerging players in specialised clinical diagnostics testing.

In 2021, Eurofins generated total revenues of EUR € 6,7billion, and has been among the best performing stocks in Europe over the past 20 years.

About Eurofins Villapharma

Located in Murcia, Spain. Eurofins Villapharma is Eurofins Discovery’s flagship center for synthetic chemistry, focused on supporting growth in chemistry services and Eurofins Discovery’s integrated drug discovery business, branded DiscoveryOne.

A new 63,000 square foot facility will initially support chemical synthesis and purification, more than doubling Eurofins Discovery’s current capacity.

The state-of-the-art facility will provide chemistry capacity and capabilities and enable new, associated services. The building’s design utilizes lean principles, optimizing sample and supply flows with laboratories demonstrating a modern and functional design to support industry demand for key productivity metrics. The $14M investment provides the facility and footprint for continual growth into the future.

EUROFINS VILLAPHARMA is seeking an ADME Study Director based in Murcia (Spain) with a strong experience in and understanding of absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME) of drugs and related toxicology.

The position comprises mainly of designing and directing the in vitro metabolism assay panel we perform for our customers, instructing and supporting laboratory technicians and scientist in their experiments, processing and interpreting the experimental data into results and reports, and communicating with our customers.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for performing and reporting in vitro metabolism ADME studies for discovery stage compounds.
• Actively participate in experimental design, perform experiments as well as critically analyse, interpret and report the data to design next steps.
• Ability to perform high-impact as well as high throughput studies to completion in a fast paced environment, while managing multiple projects to meet the timelines.
• Provides scientific knowledge and responsible in establishing new ADME assays as well as contribute to the continuous improvement of the current ADME assays
• Perform Quality Review of peer data and assist in consolidating assay control and validation criteria.
• Ensure work is conducted within set timeframes and to the highest scientific and regulatory standards.

Qualifications:

• BS/MS in a scientific relevant field with at least 2 years of related experience in contract research organizations, pharmaceutical industries or academia. (Ph.D. preferred).
• Industry/academic experience in DM/PK with solid understanding of pharmacology and ADME concepts.
• Knowledge of bioanalytical sciences including LC-MS/MS, GC-MS, and physical organic chemistry.
• Experienced in cell based or biochemical assays.
• Ability to work in a team environment, remaining attentive to ideas, recognizing responsibilities, and actively participating with others to accomplish assignments and achieve desired goals.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to manage time and works independently.
• Experience working and influencing in a cross functional , matrix environment
• Proven ability to manage a broad variety of projects and priorities.

Preferred Experience:

• Extensive knowledge in synthetic organic chemistry, both theoretical and practical.
• Experience in lead optimization, SAR analysis and drug design.

Offered:

• Immediate incorporation into a multinational group with strong growth.
• Good work environment, career plan, etc ...
• Salary: Negotiable individually according to value and experience provided.